Authorities Raid West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon Over Suspected Animal Abuse

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BANDON, Ore. — The long-troubled West Coast Game Park Safari was raided Thursday morning by Oregon State Police in what animal advocates are calling a long-overdue reckoning.

According to OSP, multiple search warrants were executed at the Bandon-based roadside zoo as part of a criminal investigation into the park’s operations — including alleged violations of animal care, permitting, licensing, and business practices. The investigation involves a sprawling coalition of agencies, from the Oregon Humane Society and Department of Agriculture to the IRS and the Oregon Department of Justice, signaling the case may go well beyond basic welfare violations.

Federal officials also took part in Thursday’s enforcement action,

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